Yin (surname)

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Yin is usually a transliteration of a word from the Mandarin dialect — its cognate in another Chinese dialect may be pronounced differently, and thus spelled as Yuan for example. Also, the Yin surname as it is spelled in English, may refer to a number of different Chinese words/surnames pronounced yin, such as 殷 or 尹 — both are rare Chinese surnames.

The Yin (尹) surname

Yin
surname in regular script
Pronunciation	Yīn (Pinyin) Ún (Pe̍h-ōe-jī)
Language(s)	Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese
Origin
Language(s)	Old Chinese
Derivation	pictogram of a royal headdress
Meaning	office in the Shang Dynasty
Other names
Variant(s)	Yin (Mandarin) Un (Hokkien) Eung (Teochew) Yoon (Korean) Doãn (Vietnamese)
Derivative(s)	Yoon (Korean name)

Yin (Chinese: 尹; pinyin: Yīn; was originally a pictogram of a royal headdress. It was first used in 2,597 BC by the son of Shao Hao (one of 5 kings in the "pre-China" Five Kings era), who took on the surname and became the Duke of Yin (a village in northeast China). In 1,783 BC, the Shang Dynasty created the Position of Yin (equivalent to First Minister, most-favored Minister, or Lord Protector). Lord Yi Chi of the Hua tribe helped orchestrate a near-bloodless coup bringing the Shang Dynasty to power, was rewarded with this title, and changed his name to Yi Yin (伊尹). In 800 BC, Bo Jifu, a renowned judge during the reign of Zhou Xuan Wang, also held this position, and changed his name to Yin Jifu. During the era of the Imperial Examination System, three other magistrates took on the surname Yin (尹) to denote their Imperial rank and royally-favored status. Yin settlements in China can be found south-west of Tonghui in Gansu Province, in Shandong Province, as well as the Pearl River Delta area.The surname is also used in Korea.

Famous people with Yin (尹) surname

Yin Fu — creator of a sub-branch of the Bagua martial art, bodyguard to the Empress Dowager Cixi, personal trainer of the Emperor
Yin Han and Yin Zhen — judges in the Han Dynasty
Yin Lin — painter in the Tang Dynasty
Yin Zhongke — judge in the Song Dynasty
Yin Zhangsheng — painter in the Song Dynasty
Yin Wen — personal tutor of princes in the Ming Dynasty
Wan Kwong - a Hong Kongnese pop singer

References for Yin (尹) surname

The Yin (殷) surname

Yin
Yin surname in regular script
Pronunciation	Yīn (Pinyin) In (Pe̍h-ōe-jī)
Language(s)	Chinese, Korean
Origin
Language(s)	Chinese
Derivation	Name of the Yin Dynasty
Meaning	flourishing, blood red
Other names
Variant(s)	(Mandarin) In (Hokkien) Heung (Teochew) Eun (Korean)

Yin (Chinese: 殷; pinyin: Yīn; literally "flourishing" and "blood red") is a rare Chinese surname dating to the fall of the Yin (Shang) Dynasty in 1046 BC. After the Yin's collapse, the surviving Yin ruling family collectively changed their surname from their royal surname 子 (pinyin: zi; Wade-Giles: tzu) to the name of their fallen capital and country, Yin (殷). The family remained aristocratic and often provided needed administrative services to the succeeding Zhou Dynasty. The last Shang (Yin) king's brother, the Viscount of Wei (Weizi 微子), was given the territory around the old Shang capital and established the State of Song (宋國). The State of Song and the remaining Yin descendants maintained official rites to the dead Shang (Yin) kings and lasted until 286 BC. This is the only historic origin for this surname. (Source: Records of the Grand Historian Sima Qian. 史记 Shiji).

The surname is still found mostly in northern and northeastern China, although there have been a few historic migrations to the area south of the Yangtze River near the Wu region of China, and since the Qing Dynasty to Taiwan and Southeast Asia.

It is also a rare Korean surname (殷, 은).

Besides Yin, the surname 殷 is also Romanized as "In" (Sino-Japanese, other Chinese romanizations) and "Eun" (Sino-Korean).

other origin

from state name;

surname Yin(殷) from state name "Yin Shi"(殷水) of Yuzhou (禹州), Xuchang, Henan in Wei (state)(衞), Zhou Dynasty
Zhou Dynasty royal Kang Shu(康叔) founded "Yin Shi"(殷水), Yuzhou (禹州), Xuchang, Henan in Wei (state)(衞)
Xuchang is capital of Cao Wei(曹魏) in Three Kingdoms

from List of ethnic groups in China;

surname Yin(殷) from Manchu people
surname Yin(殷) from Jinyi(今彝) people
surname Yin(殷) from Huideng(回等) people, etc.

Yin(殷) use mixed En(恩:Eun) in past Korea, but vanish in morden;

surname en(恩) from Gui clan of Qi (state)(齊) and state name En Zhou(恩州)
surname Eun(恩) is powerful family of Baekje(百濟). Eun Go(恩古) is wife of the Uija of Baekje

Famous people with Yin (殷) surname

Yin Xian (殷羡), famous Jin Dynasty general
Yin Hao (殷浩), another famous Jin Dynasty general
Yin Zhongkan (殷仲堪), famous intellectual during the Northern and Southern Dynasties era
Yin Chengzong (殷承宗), premier Chinese pianist and composer who arranged the Yellow River Piano Concerto
Yin Tseng Yan (殷正洋), Taiwanese pop singer.
Yin Qiyu (殷綺妤), famous Chinese lawyer
Yin Ming (殷明), famous Chinese physicist